World Cup 2026

Prairie Village and nearby neighborhoods of Overland Park are buzzing over England’s rise through the standings to the World Cup semifinals. A group of fans waited outside the barrier surrounding the team’s hotel in Meadowbrook Park on Monday afternoon, hoping...

For its final World Cup watch party, the city of Lenexa brought out crowds of families to Lenexa City Center to watch two pivotal matches on Saturday. Fans turned out to play games, make art, get temporary tattoos and watch...

By the time you read this, England will be gone. The Three Lions, as the team is known (we in Johnson County call them that now, too) play France in the third-place match on Saturday at 4 p.m. Win or lose,...

A global pop star made a stop in the Kansas City area to cheer on his home country's soccer team before their World Cup game. On Thursday, Ed Sheeran, the singer famous for songs like "Shape of You," "Thinking Out...

And just like that ... After years of planning and months of intense hype, the Kansas City region's World Cup experience is coming to a close. On Saturday, Kansas City will host the last of six World Cup matches at Arrowhead...

When Liz Benditt had cancer, people always asked her what they could do to help her, and she never really knew what to say. For her, it felt like a “total landmine question,” even if it was “well meaning,” because...

When a Shawnee priest was gifted tickets to see his home country of Ghana play in the World Cup, it was a literal dream come true. "(Living in Ghana), I dreamed that I was in American watching a World Cup...

Olathe’s Golden Coffee has been a central meeting place for many Algerian fans throughout the World Cup. That run is now over after Algeria's loss in the knockout stage on Thursday night, but the sense of community and cultural exchange...

The humid weather didn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of fans who packed into Theatre in the Park in Johnson County on Wednesday evening to watch the United States take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup knockout...

With the first heat wave of the summer rolling in, Johnson County officials are still hoping to throw some big summer events while keeping people safe. World Cup watch parties and Fourth of July events are planned throughout this week,...

Olathe residents and soccer fans gathered in downtown Olathe on Friday June 26 for “Goal-athe,” a special World Cup edition of Fourth Fridays. Hosted by the Olathe Chamber of Commerce, the event broadcast France's win over Norway and Spain's victory...

Editor's note: This story was updated to correct an error. Team England and Algeria each had a match on Saturday, not Friday. It may seem too soon, but with only two days left of group stage matches, the World Cup...